Phil Collins’ rep is talking out in regards to the singer’s well being.
A spokesperson for the 74-year-old Genesis drummer advised TMZ Saturday that Collins was hospitalized for knee surgical procedure.
The rep additionally shut down the rumor that Collins was in hospice care.
The Publish has reached out to Collins’ rep for remark.
Collins has been out of the highlight since he retired after his closing present with Genesis in March 2022. He carried out the live performance whereas sitting down on account of lingering results of a spinal damage from 2007.
The “You’ll Be In My Heart” singer additionally has drop-foot, a situation that left him with no sensation in one in every of his ft. He has used a cane to stroll since 2015 after present process a spinal process.
In Feb. Collins gave a tragic replace on his well being.
“The thing is, I’ve been sick. I mean very sick,” Collins shared to MOJO journal.
“I keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens. But I’m not hungry for it anymore,” the Grammy Award winner added.
In his 2024 documentary “Phil Collins: Drummer First,” Collins opened up about how his well being points have left him not capable of play the drums.
“I’ve spent all my life playing drums. To suddenly not be able to do that is a shock,” he shared.
“If I can’t do what I did as well as I did it, I’d rather relax and not do anything,” he added. “If I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks, then I’ll have a crack at it. But I just feel like I’ve used up my air miles.”
Collins’ son, Nic, who adopted in his father’s footsteps and took up the drums, additionally spoke in regards to the “Tarzan” composer’s well being within the doc.
“Musicians, people in bands in general had this thought that they were invincible,” stated Nic. “I think that’s really what it is with my dad is just this kind of sense of you’re a drummer, you’re invincible, you do what you do. But you don’t know it’s gonna take a toll in the long run.”
Collins began taking part in the drums at age 5. He joined Genesis in 1970 and later grew to become the band’s lead singer.
